Woot! These upcoming themes of "Inspired by..." really open up a wealth of possibilities! For Day 21 of the 31 Day Challenge - Inspired by a Colour, I chose the colour green. And I wanted to do some nail art based on the most beloved green character out there.
I mean, this character is an international star, was the star of two tv shows, has appeared on numerous talkshows and even starred in a few movies!
He's Jim Henson's most famous puppet creation of course - Kermit the Frog!
Kermit the Frog once famously sang about "Bein' Green" on Sesame Street and the Muppet Show and that was the colour inspiration for today's mani.
He's such a cool frog! I mean, he hangs out with a pig for crying out loud! All in all, I'd say Kermit is looking pretty good for a very old amphibian, lol!
Polishes used
Bondi NYC - The Limelight
Ninja Polish - Floam
What qualifies as a Delicate Print? That got me wrecking my brains trying to figure out what to do for this theme for the 31 Day Challenge.
I decided well, butterflies are delicate and fluttering hearts are delicate so why not combine the two?
No brush painting needed for my nail art this time, just some dotting tools and regular polish!
The butterfly was painted using only dotting tools of various sizes and the fluttering hearts achieved through the drag mani technique. They did not turn out as well as I'd hope but I'm glad I tried out this technique and I'm also pretty happy with the butterfly.
I used Bondi New York's polishes for both colours. I'm really on a Bondi binge! LOVE their formula to bits and are these not the most gorgeous greens?
Polishes used
Bondi NYC - Teal Magnolia
Bondi NYC - The Limelight
Today's theme was a chance to show off a few polishes from one of my favourite indie polish brands - a-england!
If you haven't tried a-england polishes before, you're missing out! Adina makes the smoothest, creamiest scattered holos out there, indie or mainstream brand bar none!
If you're based in the UK, look out for her sales or 'Gem of the Month' specials. They're such a good bargain!
These are the polishes I used to create my vertical gradient
And here's my mani:
Indirect sunlight
Flash
You can find a-england polishes at quite a few sites, including popular ones like:
1) a-england.co.uk (UK only)
2) llarowe.com (based in US, ships internationally)
3) meimeisignatures.com (based in Singapore, ships internationally)
My Earth Day mani featuring the awesome holo that is Nubar Reclaim.
Any of the polishes from the Nubar 'Going Green' collection would be suitable for this theme but there are none with all the holo goodness of Reclaim!
It's much easier to find holographic polishes of every colour under the rainbow these days but back when Reclaim was released, it definitely commanded attention with its unusual green hue.
Some theme-appropriate nail art thrown in there. I hope they are decent enough to be recognisable! ;)
